Bard College Top Questions

While there are plenty of hippies and hipsters at Bard, it is relatively diverse. There isn't as much drug use on campus as people think, with much less binge drinking then at state schools. The classes emcompass alot of reading, in all subjects, so the students who don't work hard usually do bad. Most people work very hard.

Most aren't.

Yes. Well ? some kids do less coke than others.

These stereotypes are true to a degree. Our student body is primarily comprised of affluent Caucasian liberals, but that is true of any liberal arts school. Not everyone here is a pothead; in fact, I think most of my friends do not engage in marijuana-smoking, and it is important to note that there is no sense of peer pressure here. The Bard community is markedly tolerant. The students irrefutably have an artsy bent, though the incoming classes seem more science-focused. Perhaps this is due in part to the advent of our new science building.

Sure thing. But you don't have to be a hipster to come to Bard. However, you do need some smarts; the academics are a challenge but somehow kids here party nightly and finish those moderation projects (how you major here) before the due date. And Bard is working hard to change its persona you could say.

Not really anymore, this stereotype is dealt from the past and no longer reflects the current campus.

It is accurate, however, there are also strong programs outside the arts